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Brothers bound over for trial in three homicides

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 5:00pm
The killings were part of an ongoing dispute between two groups of people or families, according to testimony Thursday and during an initial hearing last month.

Another liberal Supreme Court justice won’t recuse in Michael Gableman’s disciplinary case

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 4:44pm
Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s criticism predates the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s complaint against Michael Gableman by over two years, she wrote in her ruling.

Wisconsin football transfer portal tracker: Who's in and who's out for the Badgers

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 3:56pm
A tracker of the latest transfer portal additions and losses for the Badgers football team.

Who’s behind the ‘Fire Fickell’ boat anchored off John Nolen Drive?

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 3:41pm
The small red sailboat has been floating just off the shore of Lake Monona for weeks now. Its owner plans to keep it there all winter.

Watch as the Wisconsin State Capitol Christmas tree is lighted up for the season

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 2:28pm
The Capitol Christmas tree will be up through the end of the year.

Madison council members press to recoup costs after Monona police chase injured officer

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 1:00pm
The city has tried to be a good neighbor, but Monona’s police pursuits are causing “additional cost and harm,” say the sponsors of the resolution.

Transfer tight end tops Wisconsin's All-Big Ten offense representatives

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:43pm
The Badgers' leading receiver and touchdown scorer was honored by the Big Ten on Thursday.

Jury finds Beloit man guilty of sex assaults of girls, 13 and 11

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:35pm
Isaiah Washington, 26, faces up to 65 years in prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 20 for first-degree and second-degree sexual assault.

3 arrested in pistol-whipping, robbery of woman on South Side

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:05pm
The woman was inside an acquaintance’s car in the 700 block of Diving Hawk Trail when she was attacked and robbed of her phone and money, Madison police said.

Lots of snow, so why are snowmobile trails still closed?

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:48am
Riders are itching to get on the trail. But first things first.

Lengthy chase ends after police push vehicle off road, fire chemical irritant into car

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:28am
The man refused officers' commands to get out of the stolen vehicle until chemical irritants were fired into it through the back window, Monona police reported.

Man said he was hit in face with gun, robbed on State Street

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:25am
The man told police the incident happened around 2 a.m. on Nov. 26 outside a business in the 100 block of State Street and was reported around noon that day.

Sun Prairie moves forward with $3.95 million referendum

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:10am
City leaders say the referendum is needed to fix a structural budget deficit that they blame on state property tax caps that limit the increases in what they can levy.

3 takeaways from Wisconsin football adding 3-star safety

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 10:47am
The Badgers continued to add to their recruiting class on the second day of the early signing period.

Madison mayor asks court to make her name official

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 8:25am
If the name change is approved by the court, her legal name would become Satya Vadia Rhodes-Conway.

Bullet fired into vacant apartment unit on North Side

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 8:20am
No injuries were reported.

Packers address D-line depth with signing of Giants practice squad defensive lineman

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 8:13am
The Packers, in the wake of Devonte Wyatt's season-ending injury, signed a player off of the Giants' practice squad to help replenish a depleted unit.

A Madison snow plow driver talks about what it's like out there on the street

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 8:00am
A Madison snow plow driver gives us an inside look at the job and answers the debate: Are they purposely piling snow in your driveway?

‘When will my street be plowed?’ and other questions about snowplowing in Madison

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 7:55am
The rule of thumb is that citywide plowing operations take about 12 to 14 hours to complete. The deeper and heavier the snow, the slower the progress.

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